Cholesterol Drug Trashes Muscle
- 12 years ago
http://www.arthritistreatmentcenter.com FDA: Simvastatin Can Cause Severe Muscle Damage.
Steve Sternberg writing in USA Today reported that "the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin can cause severe muscle damage...federal health officials stated. Catherine Larkin writing in Bloomberg News added, "The Food and Drug Administration revised
the prescribing information of Zocor, chemically known as simvastatin, to say the 80-milligram dose of the medicine shouldn't be used with certain other drugs or started in new patients, the agency said...in a statement. Merck's Vytorin and Abbott Laboratories (ABT)' Simcor, which contain simvastatin, will also add warnings." Is the treatment worse than the disease?
Steve Sternberg writing in USA Today reported that "the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin can cause severe muscle damage...federal health officials stated. Catherine Larkin writing in Bloomberg News added, "The Food and Drug Administration revised
the prescribing information of Zocor, chemically known as simvastatin, to say the 80-milligram dose of the medicine shouldn't be used with certain other drugs or started in new patients, the agency said...in a statement. Merck's Vytorin and Abbott Laboratories (ABT)' Simcor, which contain simvastatin, will also add warnings." Is the treatment worse than the disease?